Review on 🏠 Sanyo CRSR-10 Sirius Satellite Receiver Dual Kit for Car and Home by Ron Damndjperiod

The Sanyo CRSR-10 might just be the worst electronic device ever made. If I could get Sanyo to send me stars for the depraved quality of this whole bunch of junk I would give -100 stars! I got it as a Christmas present in 2004 and made the mistake of not signing up for the service until January 2006 (when Stern debuted). Big mistake! The display burned out in the first hour of using the radio at home. It's a good thing I installed the FM transmitter before this happened as I had no display and was unable to access any features after this error. The buttons on the face are incredibly clunky and unintuitive. Trying to change channels is about 50/50; You either skip the clumsy keywork and hit another function, or the key just doesn't do anything. The radio was so hot you couldn't touch the case and it caused the power to go out intermittently. The reception at home was about 40%, even though the antenna was placed on a west-facing metal dog cage. Sure, Sirius told me to put it on the roof, but I don't want to fall over and die trying to get radio reception. Power and antenna inputs? Sanyo had a great insight to get you to use the adapter plug between radio and AC power cord and antenna. Why they did this I'll never understand, but it certainly just created another loose connection that usually failed. The power plug didn't fit well and became very loose, and if you touched the radio for any reason or drove over a bump in the car, the power went out. The car experience was a whole new nightmare. Sanyo gives you a suction cup (yes, that's it) to mount the radio in your car. A great idea! Why not rubber bands and threads? The car antenna cable didn't separate for any other reason from the magnetic antenna to be used after about 2 months so I had to use the home antenna in the car (I won't give Sanyo a dime for parts). The insanely cheaply made cigarette lighter adapter was another bundle of joy. It's so cheaply made that the crappy plastic thread on the tip of the adapter was ripped off because it didn't fit the lighter snugly, causing the metal tip and fuse cap to fall apart upon insertion, resulting in the fuses blowing in two parts were shorted different cars. The feel of the car was slightly better by about 50%, but hitting a bump cuts power, meaning you're only enjoying about 30% of what you paid for. Unfortunately, the store no longer had the device and I was unable to get a refund. After the lighter adapter finally broke I settled on a Sirius Starmate and it's 1000 times better than Sanyo junk. Now I have great reception, the device is solid, all plugs are tight and the display was still working after the first day! Please hit your head with a hammer, it's more relaxing than working on a Sanyo Sirius radio in the bathroom. Avoid at all costs! Sanyo should apologize and shut down their horrible company immediately!